How did you meet Jobs and start doing work for Apple?

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Did you meet them through Suzie?

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How did you meet Karl Rove?

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Realistic self-confidence comes from what you do, from appreciating what you did to meet a challenge.

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Since he was arrested, did you manage to meet him in Nairobi?

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If they seem very interested in learning why you asked them the question you did, you can tailor your messaging to meet their interest level.

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It challenges you in ways you did not think yourself capable, and allows you to meet people from all walks of life.

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"When I started in the NHS 25 years ago the first thing you did when you started at a new hospital was to go and meet the lady in charge at the hospitals' laundry, " said Mr Simon Marsh.

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"Every time I meet something I did not know existed I say, 'Nice to meet you, ' because it extended my idea of what life is about and that is what Ferran is doing, " says Vincente Todoli, former curator of London's Tate Modern.

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Did you actually know that there are in the order of 800 meet-ups a month now?

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